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Apply paper faced plaster cove
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to fix and finish paper faced
plaster cove to wall and ceiling areas, and clean up after work is completed.
Subfield
Construction Trades
Domain
Plaster Board
Status
Registered
Status date
20 April 2006
Date version published
25 January 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0048
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
All work practices must comply with the following:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Building Act 2004;
AS/NZS 2589:2007 Gypsum linings – Application and finishing, available from
Standards NZ (http://www.standards.co.nz);
Approved Code of Practice for the Safe Erection and Use of Scaffolding (Wellington:
Occupational Safety and Health Service, Department of Labour, 1995) available at
http://www.osh.govt.nz.
2
Credit for this unit standard can be achieved on site through a registered assessor, or
off site with an accredited training provider.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Fix and finish paper faced plaster cove to wall and ceiling areas.
Performance criteria
1.1
Substrate surface is checked for suitability for fixing and finishing of paper faced
plaster cove in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
1.2
Access for wall and ceiling areas is arranged and complies with the Health and
Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
1.3
Paper faced plaster cove is fixed and finished to requirements of the
manufacturer and in accordance with site practice.
1.4
All operations are completed without damage to the workplace, tools, or plant.
Element 2
Clean up after work is completed.
Performance criteria
2.1
Tools and plant are maintained, cleaned, and stored in accordance with site
practice.
2.2
Waste material is disposed of and workplace is cleaned in accordance with site
practice.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
national.office@bcito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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